Raymond Carroll Osburn (January 4, 1872 – August 6, 1955) was an American zoologist.

Biography

Osburn was born on January 4, 1872, in Newark, Ohio. In 1898, he received his bachelor's degree from the

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, and continued there, earning his

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two years later. He received his Ph.D. in 1906 from

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. After he got the master's degree, he got a position as instructor of biology and embryology at

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. From 1899 to 1902 he was a professor of biology at Fargo College. From 1902 to 1906, he taught at New York High School of Commerce. From 1907 to 1910 he was assistant professor of zoology, following by professor of biology for five years at

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Col ...

. For two years he served under the same title at Connecticut College for Women, and was a professor of zoology and entomology department chairman at Ohio State University. One of his PhD students was Mary Dora Rogick who became a specialist in the taxonomy and ecology of

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, a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals. He was an associate director of the

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and a summer director of the

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of Ohio State University. From 1945 to 1952 he was a research associate on

at the Allan Hancock Foundation of the

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. He died August 6, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio.

Works

He was the author of two books: *''The Care of Home Aquaria'' *

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— ''Bryozoa of the Pacific coast of America''

References

American zoologists 1872 births 1955 deaths Columbia University alumni Ohio State University alumni Barnard College faculty Ohio State University faculty University of Southern California faculty {{US-zoologist-stub